ConnectGear gr-104 User Guide

 

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Get to know the Broadband Router  
 
Back Panel 

The diagram (fig1.0) below shows the broadband router’s back panel. The router’s back panel is 
divided into three sections, LAN, WAN and  Reset:  
 
 

 

 

Figure 1.0 

 
 
1) Local Area Network (LAN)  
   The Broadband router’s 4 LAN ports are where you connect your LAN’s PCs, printer servers, 

hubs and switches etc.  

 
 
2) Wide Area Network (WAN) 
   The WAN port is the segment connected to your xDSL or Cable modem and is linked to the    

Internet. The WAN port section consists of 2 ports, MDI-X and MD-II (only one port can be 
used at a time). Depending on your Modem’s port type (regular or uplink), figure 1.1 table 
shows you what WAN port to use with which cable.    

    

Modem port is a regular port 

Modem port is an Uplink port 

Modem port is an Uplink port 

Modem port is a regular port 

 

Figure 1.1 
 

Note: Regardless of the type of Modem port or cable you  use, one of the WAN ports (MD-
II/MDI-X) MUST work. So when you connect the Cable/DSL modem with the router, see if the 
WAN LED LNK/ACT light (see front panel) is lit or not. (WAN LED LNK/ACT lit (correct port); 
WAN LED LNK/ACT not lit (wrong port)) 

 
 

3) Reset 
    The Reset button allows you to do one of two things. 
 

1)  If problems occur with your router, press the router’s reset button with a pencil tip (for 

less than 4 seconds) and the router will re-boot itself, keeping your original 
configurations. 

 
2)  If problems persist or you experience extreme problems or you forgot your password, 

press the reset button for longer than 4 seconds and the router will reset itself to the 
factory default settings (warning: your original configurations will be replaced with 
the  factory default settings)